Sponsored by
Mayoral race: How the bookies rated the candidates on polling day
Dave Hodgson, Parvez Akhtar and Apu Bagchi rated as the favourites
Bedford goes to the polls today to elect its new mayor of the borough, following the death of Frank Branston in August.
According to bookmakers Ladbrokes, Lib Dem candidate Dave Hodgson had edged ahead to become favourite for the first time on Monday.
Last week, his odds were 5-4 at Ladbrokes, but they fell to 4-5 on Monday, 4-6 on Tuesday, and had reached 4-7 by 10am on polling day.
Conservative Parvez Akhtar was previously favourite with odds of 4-5.
By Tuesday he was available at 11-8, and he had fallen further to 13-8 as the borough went to the polls.
Apu Bagchi, the leading independent candidate, had seen his odds slim considerably over the course of the campaign. He was still available at 8-1.
Labour's James Valentine was rated at 16-1 last week, but was now considered less likely with odds of 20-1.
Independent Tony Hare and Eve Robinson-Morley from the Green Party were still 100-1 outsiders as this newspaper went to press.
Email to a friend
Print this page
Looking for...
Featured advertisers
Jobs
Search for a job
Motors
Search for a car
Property
Search for a house
Weather for Bedford
Friday 25 May 2012
Today
Sunny
Temperature: 11 C to 24 C
Wind Speed: 21 mph
Wind direction: East
Tomorrow
Sunny
Temperature: 11 C to 22 C
Wind Speed: 20 mph
Wind direction: East
